209.5 meters – this is how much Aleksander Znoczczoł jumped in the first series of competition on one of the largest hills in the world (HS240) in Norwegian Vikersund. The Pole only took 3.7 points for a favorable wind. -It is very good, very good. A calm flight, nicely landed. The trainers finally had reason to be satisfied. – Eurosport commentators said. Destroying 30 competitors was in a high, third place. Ultimately, such a test after the first series gave him a high, seventh position. The 31-year-old jumper, however, lost 17.9 points.
Polish fans hoped that Aleksander Znamczol would confirm the high form in the second series, which was interrupted many times by terrible weather conditions. The Pole jumped 197.5 meters, as many as 21.4 points for adverse wind. – But he scrubbed low above the leap, pulled to almost 200 meters, blowing in the back powerful, the compensation would save him a little. However, the destroyed was late on the threshold – the Eurosport commentators said. Such a jump gave him the 10th place.
There were only three Poles in the second series. Paweł Wąsek was late his first jump and landed on 188 meters. In the second attempt he jumped identically – 188 meters, he got 19.4 points for the unfavorable wind and was 18.
Kamil Stoch was dissatisfied after the first jump, who waved his hands several times. He jumped 190.5 meters in very good weather conditions (he was taken 12.5 points per wind). In the second attempt, Stoch was kept on the starting bar for a long time, because it was very blowing. He eventually jumped 194 meters and he was added to 22.7 points for the unfavorable wind. Stoch took 19th place.
Jakub Wolny and Maciej Kot did a bad job. Free in great weather conditions (he was taken 21.6 points for the favorable wind) he only jumped 179 meters and took 37th place! Instead, the cat was the penultimate (153 meters). Only two competitors jumped for less than a cat: Estonian Artti Aigro and Norwegian Adrian Thon Gundersrud
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The Saturday competition was won by German Andreas Wellinger, who overtook two Slovenes: Timi Zajca and Anze Laniska. Wellinger also took over the RAW Air tournament.
The best 10 competition in Vikersund:
- Andreas Wellinger (Germany) – 228 and 229.5 (436.1)
- Timi Zajc (Slovenia) – 234 and 208 (427.8)
- Anze Lanisek (Slovenia) – 208 and 225 (422.7)
- Ryoy Kobayashi (Japan) – 216 and 216 (413.5)
- Domen Prevc (Slovenia) – 219.5 and 239 (398.6)
- Stefan Kraft (Austria) – 205.5 and 220 (392.1)
- Gregor Deschwanden (Switzerland) – 217.5 and 209 (390.1)
- Jan Hoerl (Austria) – 200 and 226 (386.4)
- Pius Paschke (Germany) – 204.5 and 211.5 (381.8)
- Aleksander Znamczoł – 209.5 and 197.5 (375.1)
… 18. Paweł Wąsek – 188 January 188 (332.4)
… 19. Kamil Stoch – 190.5 and 194 (330.8)
… 36. Jakub Wolny – 179 (122.7)
… 39. Maciej Kot – 153 (104.3).